ရောင်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: raung • ALA-LC: roṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yaung • Okell: yauñ

Etymology 1

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Probably from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rwa(m/ŋ) (to swell; swollen, fat) (STEDT root #5951; lexical entries like "jɑ̃u²² 'swell (of tissue)'" aren't linked to the root page), with cognates in Qiangic/rGyalrongic, Kuki-Chin, Tangkhuli, Tamangic, and Kiranti. Whether the root is allofamically related to *s-bʷa(m/p) (swell, fat, rounded part, mountain) (whence Old Chinese (OC *pʰaːns, “fat, plump”)) or *ʔ-b(r)um (fruit; smallpox) (whence perhaps Proto-Tani *bum (smallpox)) is uncertain.

Verb

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ရောင် (raung)

  1. to swell
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Etymology 2

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An areal word (Schuessler (2007)); see Old Chinese (OC *raːŋʔ, “clear, bright”) for more. Older comparisons by Luce to (OC *srɯɡ, “color”) and (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs, “ray of light”) appear outdated.[1]

Noun

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ရောင် (raung)

  1. (in compounds) radiance, glow, color
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (71. Colour; Rays)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 88

Further reading

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